Propulsion mechanism for vessels.



F. G. SABERg PBOPULSION MEGHANISM FOR VESSBLS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.13, 1912.

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plied by Be it known that l., 'FRANK C. Saone, a citizen of the Unit/edStates, residing at Hamilton, in the countyof Butler and State of Ohio,have invented new and useful lmprovements in lropulsionMechanism for ofwhich the following is a specifi cation.

This invention relates to turbine engines for boatsfthe said turbineengine being supvva-ter taken in through pipes leading from the turbinemotoroutward through the sides and preferably the forward p0rtion of theboat, below the Water line thereof, so that the motor or engine isdriven'by the inrush of Water through such intake pipes. A furtherobject oi' the invention is to provide in conjunction With-said turbinemotor, a pump for exhausting the Water from the engine, in order thatthe inrush of "fresh Water may actuate the engine. Power may betransmitted from the shaft of the turbine engine to any suitabledevices, such as mot/ors or pumps within the hull oi the boat. Y

lv'iith the above and other objects in View,

the invention consists in the construction,`

combination and arrangement of parts, vas will be hereinafter more fullydescribed illustrated in theaccompanying dre'mings7 and pointed outl inthe claims hereunto appended.

in the drawings: Figure l is a plan view of a boat, partly in section,showing the turbine engine mounted therein. Fig. 2 is a vertioal'longitudinal section through the same.

Referring'to the drawings, l designates the `hull or body of a boat, inthe bottom o' which is arranged av turbine engine, comprising a centralvertical shalt 2 seated in a bearing 3 fastened to the hull of thevessel. Mounted iast on. the shaft. 2 is a 'turbine Wheel fl, embodyinga series oi' Aturbine blades or venes o, which are set at such anglesand distances apart as to cooperate in oonjunction with a correspondingseries of reversely pitched blades or venes 6 in a stationary top 7arranged just above' the turbine Wheel 4.

8 designates the casing or housing not the motor which is provided inthe bottom thereof and beneath the turbine Wheel i with an annularexhaust chamber 9, from Which an exhaust pipe i@ leads oli so a' pump 1lwhich is geared to and driven by a gasolene or other internal combustionvmotor 12. Extending from the inlet portion o the turbine motor outwardfrom opposite sigles thereof are water intake pipes L34 and 14. rlfhesepipes lead through she .sides of the bull of the vessel, and yextendorwerdso `that the Water passing inward bhroughthe intake pipes, theinlet ends of Whicnare 'arranged below the projected between vtheAsed#venes 5 'and wheel. Screens l5 are arranged to cover thevinlet endsof the'intake pipes 13 and 14, so as to prevent' any matter other thanWater passing therethrough.

1G designates a dynamo inountedfatrany suitable point' in thehull ofthevessel, and driven by a belt' 17 extending around a pulley on the shaftof the turbine motor.

18 designates a bevel gear Wheel fast on the shaft 2 othe turbine en'ne'the Wheel i8 meshing with a oorrespongilng bevel gear Wheel 19 faston the propelling Wheel shaft 20, the latter being; shown as extending'through a bearing, 2i and equipped with a propeller Wheel which may beoi lany suitable construction. This propeller ivheel may be' either theform oi' a screw or tion to tlieyboat.

ln the preferred embodiment of this invention, the exhaust pipe 9 is 'edthrough a tank Q3 arranged at a suitable point in the hull of the.vessel, thepump il serving to exhaust the Water from said tank.Furthermore, in eaclr of. bhe'intake pipes 13 and 1i, there is arrangeda valve or gate 2i, from which suitableconnections lead to a iloat insaid tank., so that when the Water level in said tank reaches a certainpredetermined point, the valves or gateis. in the intake pipes 13 andlll will be automatically closed, thereby preventing admisn sion. ofadditional Water to the turbine inotor, until the purnphas had anopportunity to reduce the Water level in thetanltfnhereupon the valvesor gates in the intake pipes Will be automatically opened, so as toallowthe water to again pass tothe turbine motor, setting the latter inoperation. ln some eases, it may be desirable to pro- 'vide very largeWater inlets, opening upthrown against the reversely inclined' venes A 5ot the rotating portion of theiturbme paddie Wheel, soas 'to impartforward, nio- Water level, is orcibly 'Ward through the deckof thevessel', 'in

which case-the'water may be pumped by suitable mechanism from the bodyof Water vin Which'the vessel floats, and discharged axes. nysuitableform of pump, such as a plunger pump or elevating buckets may be usedfor carrying the Water to and discharging the saine to said inlets,extending upward through the deck of the vessel, and the action of thebuckets may be regulated in accordance with the levely of the Watercontained in the tank, hereinabove de scribed.

What is claimed is:

The combination with a boat, of a turbine engine mounted therein, intakepipes leading from the outside of the boat body below the Water linetothe turbine engine, a

Water tank, a pipe from the engine exhaust to said tank, a pump forexhausting said tank, and valves controlling the intakes and in turncontrolled by the Water level in said tank.

In testimony whereof I aiX my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

FRANK C. SUER Witnesses CHARLES E. SAUER, PAUL KURRY.

